What We Ate Wednesday

To be completely fair, "What We Ate Wednesday" actually happened on a Tuesday this week. On Friday our class is celebrating the completion of our first read-aloud story Matilda by eating chocolate cake and watching a movie, so our schedule has been a bit wonky this week.

This week, we cooked Scout Dinners (also known as Tin Foil Dinners). They were DELICIOUS and the students really enjoyed mixing and matching different ingredients to make their own unique meal.

Scout Dinners are super simple. Here's what you'll need:

• Non-stick tin foil (we used Reynold's Wrap)
• Cooking spray (we used Pam)
• Ground beef (we used 80/20)
• Baby carrots
• Sliced potatoes (we used the pre-sliced potatoes you can find near the hashbrowns)
• Diced onions (we also purchased these pre-diced)

Spray the cooking spray in the center of a medium-sized piece of aluminum foil. Then, pat the ground beef into a small patty and place in the center of the foil. Next, just pile the veggies on top. It's easy to mix and match using whatever you have on hand. I'm sure something like cabbage would be yummy too!

After your meat and veggies are piled together, make a packet out of the foil. Be sure to roll up the sides so the steam can't escape! Simply place your packets on a baking sheet and bake in the oven (pre-heated to 350 degrees) for approximately 40 minutes. See? Simple and tasty :)

As one student said yesterday, "Bon appetite!"

To be completely honest, this picture is actually from last week when Mr. C and I made Scout Dinners at home. The kids got their meals wrapped up so quickly, I didn't have time to take a picture!